Relation of anthropometric variables to coronary artery disease risk factors.

Background And Objectives: Anthropometric variables and their relation to conventional coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors in railway employees have been inadequately studied in India. This cross-sectional survey was carried out in the Solapur division of the Central railway in the year 2004, to assess the anthropometric variables in railway employees and their relation to conventional CAD risk factors.

Materials And Methods: A total of 995 railway employees, with 872 males and 123 females participated in this cross-sectional study.

Assessment of LV diastolic function in patients with beta-thalassemia major with special reference to E/Eann ratio.

Objective: The present study was undertaken to evaluate left ventricular function in patients with beta-thalassemia major with special reference to pulsed wave tissue Doppler imaging.

Methods: The present study compared 30 diagnosed cases of beta-thalassemia major (mean age: 9.43+/-2.

Metabolic syndrome in railway employees and its relation to lifestyle factors.

Background: Limited information is available about the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome(MeTS) in India. Railway employees provided a unique opportunity to study the prevalence of MeTS in a variety of jobs.

Methods: A total of 995 railway employees, 872 males (mean age 42.

Adult type anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery.

Anomalous origin of Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly. Its survival into adulthood is further rare. Clinical manifestations result from evolving morphological - functional alterations in pulmonary circulation that occur after the birth.

Effects of atorvastatin on higher functions.

Objective: This study was undertaken to assess the effects of atorvastatin on cognition and higher mental functions.

Methods: In this before and after comparison study with controls, group one included 55 subjects aged > or =40 years requiring statins for cardiovascular indications who were started on atorvastatin (10 mg/day). Group two assigned to receive placebo were men and women chosen from the same geographical area and matched for age, sex, education and presence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

Importance of reciprocal leads in acute myocardial infarction.

Objectives: To study the relevance of the ECG changes in the reciprocal leads in patients with acute anterior and inferior wall myocardial infarction, with regard to culprit artery localization and left ventricular (LV) function.

Methods: Three hundred patients of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (180 anterior, 120 inferior) aged between 30-90 years (mean age - 60 yrs; M:F - 220:80) were studied with regard to the reciprocal lead changes which were correlated with the culprit coronary artery and LV function. 285/300 (95%) patients underwent echocardiography and 62/300 (20.

Dynamics of QT dispersion in acute myocardial infarction.

Background: We studied the dynamics of QT dispersion in patients with acute myocardial infarction, and compared them with those in controls.

Methods And Results: Serial electrocardiograms of patients admitted to our institute with acute myocardial infarction were analyzed for QT dispersion, and compared with those of healthy age- and sex-matched controls. QT dispersion from 12 leads was measured as maximum QT minus minimum QT interval in ms.